john-users - Re: error compiling patch "md5 gen 2" with 1.7.3.1

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Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 23:17:50 +0200
From: websiteaccess <websiteaccess@...il.com>
To: john-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: error compiling patch  "md5 gen 2" with 1.7.3.1

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:39:02 -0500, JimF wrote:
> This was documented in the patch release as something that 
> 'happens'.  The 2 patches simply deal with the same area of the 
> options.h file, and the patch will fail.  There is a file created 
> ./src/options.h.rej which shows the part of the file that NEEDS 
> patched, but was not patched.
> 
> I have included the options.h file (hopefully the attachment will 
> make it through).  This options.h contains the 'proper' patching.  
> However, it should NOT be used other than working around this patch 
> failure by someone who does not know how to read a patch reject file.
> 
> Jim.
> 

 thanks Jim for your reply,

 What to do with options.h ????  :-/